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Tilney Bestinvest eyes expansion in Scotland-report

Tilney Bestinvest, a UK-based investment and wealth management firm, is reportedly planning to boost its staff in Scotland and also launch new offices.

Schroders Investment Management adopts ClusterSeven spreadsheet management

Schroders Investment Management has become the latest financial services firm to award a contract to data management and spreadsheet control specialist ClusterSeven.

Russia to remove Malta from blacklist of offshore jurisdictions

Russian Finance Ministry has decided to keep out Malta from the blacklist of offshore jurisdictions, Russian news agency Tass has reported.

SS&C launches integrated front- to back-office solution for hedge funds

SS&C Technologies has launched an integrated front- to back-office technology platform for hedge funds.

Nikko Asset Management raises overweight allocation to global equities

Nikko Asset Management has further increased its overweight allocation to global equities as outlook for the global macroeconomic environment continues to improve.

Macro hedge funds surge with US dollar as equities, bonds fall, says HFR

Macro hedge funds posted gains for the fifth time in six months in September, topping the August gain to post their best monthly performance since July 2012 as the US dollar surged.

Commerzbank to scale down London FIC business -report

German lender Commerzbank is reportedly seeking to scale down its fixed income and currencies (FIC) business in London due to declining demand.

Brewin Dolphin names new Birmingham office head

UK wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has named Adam Wilkins as new head of its Birmingham office, replacing Stephen Glazer.

Kames Capital expands absolute return fund range

Kames Capital is planning to expand its absolute return fund range by launching two new absolute return funds in November this year.

Overall change for asset classes rises three percentage points, says Lloyds Bank

For the start of October, the Japanese Shares asset class was the only asset class to display a negative month-on-month performance, with net sentiment falling two percentage points to -3%, according to the monthly Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index.